Cow Milking
It was the spring of my eighth-grade year and I was 14 years old. I lived
in a small rural community in the Midwest that had more farm animals than
people. And no, that is not a joke. But sarcasm aside, I really enjoyed
life in this agricultural town. People were neighborly and we all knew each
other. It was impossible to go to town without spending half your time
talking to folks and catching up on their lives.
That year I had decided to get a part-time job after school and on
weekends. There were a number of farmers and ranchers in the area that were
eager to hire teenagers to help around their properties. I landed a job
with a local cattle rancher two miles down the road from my home.
Mr. Williams, the ranch owner, was semi-retired. Over the past few years he
had gra
in a small rural community in the Midwest that had more farm animals than
people. And no, that is not a joke. But sarcasm aside, I really enjoyed
life in this agricultural town. People were neighborly and we all knew each
other. It was impossible to go to town without spending half your time
talking to folks and catching up on their lives.
That year I had decided to get a part-time job after school and on
weekends. There were a number of farmers and ranchers in the area that were
eager to hire teenagers to help around their properties. I landed a job
with a local cattle rancher two miles down the road from my home.
Mr. Williams, the ranch owner, was semi-retired. Over the past few years he
had gra